Wabi-sabi is a true spirit of japanese tea ceremony in which simplicity, imperfection and joy of the moment are foundation of tea gathering.
I love how Thích Nhất Hạnh described meaning of tea:
Tea is an act complete in its simplicity.
When I drink tea, there is only me and the tea.
The rest of the world dissolves.
There are no worries about the future.
No dwelling on past mistakes.
Tea is simple: loose-leaf tea, hot pure water, a cup.
I inhale the scent, tiny delicate pieces of the tea floating above the cup.
I drink the tea, the essence of the leaves becoming a part of me.
I am informed by the tea, changed.
This is the act of life, in one pure moment, and in this act the truth of the world suddenly becomes revealed: all the complexity, pain, drama of life is a pretense, invented in our minds for no good purpose.
There is only the tea, and me, converging.
Thích Nhất Hạnh puts it so well... Thanks for sharing this! =)
My finest Dragonwell (Lung Ching) tea for your beautiful comment to an inspired post.